Fruit and Nuts
Subtitle: A Comprehensive Guide to the Cultivation, Uses and Health Benefits of over 300 Food-Producing Plants
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
Published: April 1, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9780881927597
Subjects: Fruits And Orchards; Gardening; Gardening / Horticulture; Gardening/Plants; Fruit; Nature / Plants; PLANTS, EDIBLE; Reference; Fruit-culture; Nut trees; Nuts
Description: "This A to Z guide presents over 300 species, with information on cultivation and propagation, harvesting times and yields, storing and using the produce and the most popular varieties. There is particular emphasis on the nutritional and health benefits of the fruit or nut described. Within these main entries, there are brief descriptions of over 250 similar species, expanding the coverage of this book still further." "This very thorough and extensively researched book is a vital reference to temperate and subtropical food producing plants from around the world, both for the gardener and the consumer."--BOOK JACKET.